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Reliable Sources Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 8: Reliable sources · Set 985 · 40 questions
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Thinking tip (Who really knows?): Usually reliable: a dictionary, your class teacher, the school notice board, a science textbook, an atlas, a thermometer, the bus timetable. Not reliable: a rumour in the corridor, a random website, a forwarded message, a stranger online, a video with no name. Good ways to check: ask an expert, look in two trusted books, measure it yourself, read the official notice.

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  1. 1.🌡️ You want to know if you have a fever. Which is best? (a) a thermometer (b) touching a wall (c) asking a stranger (d) a guess
  2. 2.True or false: “A video with no name said it.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a doctor (b) a joke page (c) a rumour in the corridor (d) a random website
  4. 4.📚 Reliable or not: a thermometer? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  5. 5.📚 Reliable or not: your class teacher? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  6. 6.📚 Reliable or not: a forwarded message? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable
  7. 7.📚 Reliable or not: a stranger online? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  8. 8.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I asked the science teacher.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  9. 9.True or false: “a dictionary” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “I asked the science teacher.” is a poor way to check. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) your class teacher (c) a random website (d) a doctor
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an atlas (b) the bus timetable (c) a thermometer (d) a guess by a friend
  13. 13.🚌 You want the time of the last bus. Which is best? (a) a guess (b) a dream (c) a stranger’s chat (d) the bus timetable
  14. 14.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a comment with no name (b) a video with no name (c) the bus timetable (d) a stranger online
  15. 15.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a video with no name (b) a rumour in the corridor (c) your class teacher (d) a forwarded message
  16. 16.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “A pop-up ad told me.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) a dictionary (c) a random website (d) a thermometer
  19. 19.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” (a) a poor way to check (b) a good way to check
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dictionary (b) the school notice board (c) an atlas (d) a joke page
  21. 21.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a guess by a friend (b) a video with no name (c) the school notice board (d) a stranger online
  22. 22.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “A message said so, and it had 50 forwards.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  23. 23.Which of these is not a reliable source? (a) the school notice board (b) a dictionary (c) an atlas (d) a rumour in the corridor
  24. 24.True or false: “a forwarded message” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a forwarded message (b) a thermometer (c) a joke page (d) a rumour in the corridor
  26. 26.Which of these is usually a reliable source? (a) a stranger online (b) a comment with no name (c) a science textbook (d) a forwarded message
  27. 27.📚 A good or poor way to check a fact? “I read the notice on the school board.” (a) a good way to check (b) a poor way to check
  28. 28.True or false: “I looked it up in the encyclopedia in the library.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📚 Reliable or not: a video with no name? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  30. 30.📚 Reliable or not: the bus timetable? (a) not reliable (b) usually reliable
  31. 31.True or false: “My cousin’s friend heard it somewhere.” is a good way to check. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🗺️ You want to find which state a city is in. Which is best? (a) an old rumour (b) a joke book (c) a cookbook (d) an atlas
  33. 33.True or false: “the school notice board” is not a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “a comment with no name” is usually a reliable source. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📅 You want the date of the school exam. Which is the best source? (a) a forwarded message (b) a friend’s guess (c) a random website (d) the school notice
  36. 36.True or false: “the school notice board” is usually a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “a thermometer” is not a reliable source. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the bus timetable (b) the school notice board (c) a comment with no name (d) a thermometer
  39. 39.True or false: “I read the notice on the school board.” is a poor way to check. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.📚 Reliable or not: a dictionary? (a) usually reliable (b) not reliable

Answer key

  1. a thermometer
  2. False
  3. a doctor
  4. usually reliable
  5. usually reliable
  6. not reliable
  7. not reliable
  8. a good way to check
  9. False
  10. False
  11. a random website
  12. a guess by a friend
  13. the bus timetable
  14. the bus timetable
  15. your class teacher
  16. True
  17. False
  18. a random website
  19. a poor way to check
  20. a joke page
  21. the school notice board
  22. a poor way to check
  23. a rumour in the corridor
  24. True
  25. a thermometer
  26. a science textbook
  27. a good way to check
  28. False
  29. not reliable
  30. usually reliable
  31. False
  32. an atlas
  33. False
  34. False
  35. the school notice
  36. True
  37. False
  38. a comment with no name
  39. False
  40. usually reliable

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